Dress sculptures for awareness
Interactive dress sculptures will be popping up around Camosun College for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, taking place until Monday, December 11. Students are invited to attach notes and stories to the dress sculptures, which can be found at both campuses. At Interurban, look for the sculptures at the Alex and Jo Campbell Centre for Health and Wellness, the Centre for Trades Education and Innovation, and the Cafeteria; at Lansdowne, they’ll be in the Library, Fisher building, and The Coffee Shop in Wilna Thomas.
Acts amended to exclude post-secondary institutions
On November 21, the federal government announced that the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act will be amended to exclude public universities and colleges. This means that public post-secondary institutions will not be allowed to use the acts as means to deal with financial difficulties—a loophole that was used in the 2021 financial crisis at Laurentian University that led to 69 graduate and undergraduate programs closing and the termination of 195 faculty and staff.
Open Space closed for renovations
Open Space Artist-Run Centre, located downtown on Fort Street, has closed for six months for a renovation project that aims to increase the accessibility and safety of the building. The centre’s renovations will include an elevator, a seismic shear wall, a new stairwell, a foyer for elevator access, an automatic front door, and universal washrooms with gender-neutral stalls.